2025 has largely felt like Pusha and Malice’s year, at least when it comes to big Hip-Hop releases. As many were hoping and saying that they deserved, the pair snagged a bunch of GRAMMY nominations for Let God Sort ‘Em Out in the Album of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Rap […]
Fleet Foxes, St. Vincent, Weyes Blood, & More Cover Christmas Songs On Oh. What. Fun. Soundtrack
It’s that time of the year again. Fleet Foxes, St. Vincent, Weyes Blood, and more are getting ready to release Christmas songs for Michael Showalter’s holiday film Oh. What. Fun., which arrives next month. Along with the aforementioned artists, the soundtrack also has Gwen Stefani, Jeff Tweedy, Andy Shauf and Madi Diaz, Empress Of, Uwade, […]
ira glass – “that’s it/that? that’s all you can say?”
In just a couple of days, the noisy-skronky Chicago post-hardcore outfit ira glass will release their bugged-out new EP joy is no knocking nation. The early singles “fd&c red 40” and “fritz all over you” were nervous, convulsive attacks, and the same is true of “that’s it/that? that’s all you can say?,” the new song […]
Jana Horn Announces New Self-Titled Album: Hear “Go On, Move Your Body”
In 2023, Jana Horn unveiled her sophomore effort, The Window Is The Dream. Now, the Texas-native, New York-based singer-songwriter is announcing its followup, Jana Horn. The crushing lead single “Go On, Move Your Body” is out today with an immaculate music video. The songs on the new record were mostly written during her first year […]
Caribou’s Dance Music Alter-Ego Daphni Announces New Album Butterfly: Hear “Waiting So Long”
Dan Snaith is still best-known as the man behind Caribou, a project that’s been through many incarnations over the decades. For much of that time, Snaith has also made straight-up dance music under the name Daphni. But there isn’t really an obvious division between those two projects. Last year, Snaith released Honey, a Caribou album […]
Michael Jackson Is The First Artist With Top 10 Hits In Six Different Decades
The sudden chart influx of holiday singles: It’s not just for Christmas anymore! This week’s edition of the Billboard Hot 100 really captures the music that people were listening to a week and a half ago, which means it’s got a bunch of songs that were on Halloween playlists. The biggest of those Halloween songs […]
Refused Members Announce Debut Backengrillen Album: Hear “A Hate Inferior”
Refused are still playing their last shows as Refused, but they’re also launching their new project already. Backengrillen has three out of four Refused members: vocalist Dennis Lyxzén, bassist Magnus Flagge, and drummer David Sandström, in addition to the non-Refused saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. They’re announcing their eponymous debut album today. “Backengrillen’s music is a paean to […]
Wet Leg Say Third Album Already “Done”
Wet Leg’s sophomore album Moisturizer arrived back in July, and it’s just earned the British indie rockers a handful of Grammy nominations: Best Alternative Music Album, Best Album Cover, and Best Alternative Music Performance for album highlight “Mangetout.” Now, they’re saying they’re already done with their third album. Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale and Josh Mobaraki […]
David Letterman & The Killers Induct Warren Zevon Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
The late Warren Zevon was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame last night. Before the legendary singer-songwriter died of terminal lung cancer in 2003, he was a frequent guest on his friend David Letterman’s talk shows, and his final public appearance was a 2002 episode of The Late Show. Fittingly, Letterman gave […]
Sombr Makes SNL Debut
Sombr, for bettr or for worse, was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night in an episode hosted by fellow first-timer Nikki Glaser. The pop softboi (dang it!) performed his viral hits “12 To 12” and “Back To Friends,” donning a very glam suit set for each. Fun fact: At 20 years old, […]